Twenty years ago, one science fiction TV show pulled off something that should not have even been possible: to reimagine a wonky 1978 sci-fi series as an utterly new universe. That series was Battlestar Galactica, which began with a Sci-Fi Channel (not yet “SyFy”) miniseries at the end of 2003, and then from 2004 to 2009 became a critically acclaimed series not just within science fiction circles, but also a game changer for the entire television landscape. Before streaming was a thing, and before the word “reboot” was tossed around casually, Battlestar Galactica was the reboot that everybody binged, which sometimes required waiting for the Netflix DVDs to arrive in the mail.
